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September 16, 2025Archives of Clinical Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Association Between Antibiotic Resistance Patterns and Analysis of Virulence Genes in Multi-drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Iran (2018)

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LALeila AzimiHHHadi HasaniAKAbdollah Karimi

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Cross-sectional study shows high antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii, indicating virulence gene correlation.

Key Points

  • A significant proportion of multi-drug resistant A. baumannii shows high antibiotic resistance, particularly to cefepime and imipenem.
  • OmpA, T6SS, Cap, LpsB, and PLD genes were found in high frequencies among the strains, with T6SS at 92%.
  • This observational analysis confirms the association between specific virulence genes and antibiotic resistance patterns in MDR A. baumannii.
  • Findings highlight the need for improved infection control measures in hospitals to address MDR A. baumannii prevalence.

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Azimi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4538731b076d99fa589cfhttps://doi.org/10.5812/archcid-158607
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